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Rhus chinensis Extract
Botancal Source: Melaphis chinensis(Bell)Baker.
Common name: Chinese Gall Extract
Product Specification: Ellagic Acid 20%~40%; Gallic acid 99%
Test Method: HPLC
Part Used: Fruit
Origin: China
CAS No: 149-91-7
Molecular Formula: C7H6NO5
Molecular Weight: 170.13
Introduction
The gall on the leaf of Rhus chinensis Mill. (Chinese sumac), Rhus potaninii Maxim. (potanin sumac) or Rhus punjabensis var. sinica (Diels) Rehd. et Wils. (red-punjab sumac), a deciduous dungarunga of the family Anacardiaceae, which is mainly formed by the parasitism of an insect called the "gall aphid". A typical gall is smooth and oblong. In China, it is distributed in most areas but mainly produced in Sichuan province. It picked off in autumn.
Chinese Gall is the gall produced mainly by parasitic aphids of Melaphis chinensis (Bell) Baker on the leaf of Rhus chinensis Mill. ,Rhus potaninii Maxim, or Rhus phunjabensis Stew. var. sinica (Diels) Rehd. et Wils. (Fam. Anacardiaceae). According to its form the drug is divided into "Dubei" and "Jiaobei".
Gallnut extract seems to have anti-fungal and anti-viral properties. Gallic acid acts as a antioxidant and helps to protect our cells against oxidative damage. Gallic acid was found show cytotoxicity against cancer cells, without harming healthy cells. Gallic acid is used a remote astringent in cases of internal haemorrhage. Gallic acid is also used to treat albuminuria and diabetes. Some ointment to treat psoriasis and external haemorrhoids contain gallic acid.
Main Function
1. Antioxidant and antimicrobial;
2. Improving the body disease-resistant ability, liver and gastrointestinal system function;
3. Treating chronic diarrhea and dysentery;
4. Dispelling heat, eliminating irritability, diuretic, cooling blood and detoxification;
5. Enhancing immunity.